| NOTTING HILL GATE TENSION Local life in London amid anti-black demonstrations and racial tension. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 188213 | |
| Clip Number: | 188213-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3227 A | |
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| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Racism CIVIL RIGHTS: African-American CIVIL RIGHTS: Race Relations DEMONSTRATIONS: Civil | |
| Description: | NOTTING HILL GATE TENSION Local life in London amid anti-black demonstrations and racial tension. Following the murder of Kelso Cochrane, an Antiguan immigrant to Britain. The murder sparked tensions in London. Trafalgar Square, London Crowd scene. Men looking at copies of 'Combat' . Close-up of Combat. Various shots of white crowd in Trafalgar. Shot of fountain and Nelson's Column draped in a banner that proclaims 'Keep Britain White'. Close-up of two white policemen. Two black men seated. Various crowd shots of demonstration. White men speaking, crowd applaud, various shots. CUs of speakers - John Bean Jordan and National Labour President, Andrew Fountaine. Cut-ins of crowds. | |
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